Friday, March 25, 2016

Alabama Senior Olympics registration deadline nears

The Alabama Senior Olympics brings together hundreds throughout the state to compete annually in more than a dozen events.

This year's competition will be held April 13 through May 4 in Birmingham, and is sponsored by St. Vincent’s Health System, the Homewood Parks and Recreation Department, Hoover Parks and Recreation Department, Trussville Parks and Recreation Department, UAB Recreation Center, Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau and Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports.

This year is a qualifying year in 19 sports to go to the U.S. National Senior Games, also to be held in Birmingham, June 2-15, 2017.